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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAY READER

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Lay reader is a noun.
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WHAT DOES LAY READER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lay reader

A lay reader is a layperson authorized by a bishop in the Anglican Communion to read some parts of a service of worship. They are members of the congregation permitted to preach and preside at some services, but not called to full-time ministry. Anglican lay readers are licensed by the bishop to a particular parish or to the diocese at large. In the former case, in some areas, their tenure expires with the resignation of the parish priest. In the Anglican tradition, the role of licensed lay readers, whose prominence varies by region, is similar to that of a non-conformist lay preacher, and can involve: ▪ Conducting Mattins, Evensong, and Compline ▪ Reciting the Litany ▪ Publishing banns of marriage ▪ Preaching, teaching, and assisting in pastoral care ▪ Conducting funerals ▪ Distributing Holy Communion. Although in many parishes, these duties can be performed by any reasonably competent lay person who has been properly instructed, the key to the Reader's license is that he or she is permitted to do them in the absence of a priest. Licensed Readers are entitled to wear a blue tippet with choir dress.

Definition of lay reader in the English dictionary

The definition of lay reader in the dictionary is a person licensed by a bishop to conduct religious services other than the Eucharist. Other definition of lay reader is a layman chosen from among the congregation to read the epistle at Mass and sometimes other prayers.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAY READER

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WORDS THAT END LIKE LAY READER

beader
card reader
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Synonyms and antonyms of lay reader in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «lay reader» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAY READER

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Translator English - Chinese

普通读者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lector lego
570 millions of speakers

English

lay reader
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रखना पाठक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القارئ العادي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

планировка читатель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

leitor leigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাঠক রাখুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

profane
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pembaca awam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Laien
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一般読者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

평신도 리더
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lay reading
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nằm đọc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வாசகர் இடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वाचक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Okuyucu koymak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lettore laico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czytnik świeckich
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

планування читач
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cititor laic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απλός αναγνώστης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lê leser
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lay läsare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

alminnelige leser
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAY READER»

The term «lay reader» is regularly used and occupies the 107.329 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lay reader

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAY READER»

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Equip Yourself to Serve: A Training Course in Lay Ministry
When a congregation chooses someone to be a lay reader, to whom does the pastor give the name? 15. A lay reader's licence is for a limited time; usually it is for one year. Some people think that once a person is a lay reader one is always a ...
Thornton et al, 1990
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An Episcopal Dictionary of the Church: A User-Friendly ...
Lay Reader. A lay person licensed by the bishop to lead public worship under the direction of the member of the clergy in charge of the congregation. This ministry is licensed under the provisions of the canon for licensed lay persons. The lay ...
Donald S. Armentrout, Robert Boak Slocum, 2000
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The Great Alaska Earthquake of 1964
The vice-president was the newly ordained Chenegan lay reader. Although the action eliminated the position of chief and his connection with the church, it did not lessen the influence of the church in village affairs. On the contrary, the church ...
National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Alaska Earthquake, 1968
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Lay Piety and Religious Discipline in Middle English Literature
Hilton thus strives to make these two forms of “medling” positively dependent upon each other and desirable to the lay reader. In focusing primarily on Hilton's didactic strategies, with selective reference to Wyclif's writings and Piers Plowman, ...
Nicole R. Rice, 2008
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A Lay Minister's Guide to the Book of Common Prayer
If a lay reader has primary responsibility for a congregation, it is important to know what pastoral offices may be performed. We will, therefore, follow through the Pastoral Offices to determine the responsibilities and privileges of a lay reader.
Clifford W. Atkinson, 1988
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What Everyone Should Know about Cancer: A Handbook for the ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society Staff, 2010
7
A Manual for Eucharistic Visitors
a long, slow one, through many steps—Lay Reader to Chalice Bearer to Lay Eucharistic Minister to Lay Eucharistic Visitor and now to Eucharistic Visitor. Along the way, each lay ministry has had to be separated out of a previous form of lay ...
Beth Wickenberg Ely, 2005
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The Good Works Reader
I have been duly cautioned that I may be writing too long a book for an impatient, practical lay reader,and too short a book for the professional scholar. I answer: I can only pray that providential grace will lead the ordinary lay reader to these ...
Thomas C. Oden, 2007
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Teaching Undergraduate Research in Religious Studies
Though a professional reader and a lay reader may read the same work, each reads it in a different way. Second, professional reading is a disciplinary activity. As such, it is “governed by conventions of interpretation and protocols of research  ...
Bernadette McNary-Zak, Rebecca Todd Peters, 2011
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Academic and Professional Discourse Genres in Spanish
Although we acknowledge that the stability of a discourse community is based on the continuous development of its members' degree of expertise, we have decided to establish four central roles: expert writer, expert reader, semi-lay reader, ...
Giovanni Parodi, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAY READER»

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Church Listings - The Newark Advocate
Lay reader at traditional service is Nancy Neely. Communion will be after the second service in the chapel. Sunday school classes are during ... «The Newark Advocate, Jul 15»
2
The First Step Towards De-mythifying Nehru - The New Indian Express
Arranged in eight chapters and with a large appendix section that brings together, for the benefit of the lay reader and serious researcher, ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
3
San Diego Source > News > Complicating the calculation of CEO pay
“Shareholders need intelligible disclosure that can be understood by a lay reader without the benefit of specialized expertise or the need for an ... «San Diego Source, Jul 15»
4
Atanu Dey on Rajiv Malhotra - "May our Tribe increase"
Even to me, a lay reader and an outsider to his area of investigation, his competence is clear. But domain experts too attest to his diligence and ... «Niticentral, Jul 15»
5
The free fall of science reporting in the Indian media
But what about mainstream science programming targeted at the lay reader/viewer? Newspapers publish few real science articles, unlike, say, ... «Newslaundry, Jul 15»
6
Complicating the Calculation of CEO Pay
“Shareholders need intelligible disclosure that can be understood by a lay reader without the benefit of specialized expertise or the need for an ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
7
Book Review: Cracking the Emerging Markets Enigma by Andrew …
... the comprehensive risk framework Karolyi presents is well-reasoned and is generally comprehensible to the lay reader. While I was familiar, ... «ValueWalk, Jul 15»
8
Ogungbemile: Why I Didn't Lobby To Be Made Comptroller General
He was livid that the son of a well known lay reader/preacher and Sunday school teacher had become a masquerade. But it was too late for him ... «The News, Jul 15»
9
Henry Blog: At age 95, Mills returns to cockpit
More than seven decades later, he still tries to exercise three times a week and is a lay reader and choir member at his church. Mills believes in ... «Tallahassee.com, Jul 15»
10
Round the Churches
... had with the experiences of people who submitted themselves for the priesthood, or to train as a lay reader, only to be deemed 'not suitable'. «Mearns Leader, Jul 15»

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